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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1929
Page
6
A Thought For Today stresses vigilance in spotting opportunity and boldness in seizing it. It extols martial virtues as essential to success and credits Austin Philips with the quotation.
In a critique of political and financial leadership, the piece argues for frankness with the public about bank usury and the Federal Reserve, questioning Mellon’s role and urging admission that times are slowing. It warns that stock market actions could again hurt rural economies and calls for accountability.
A Sun reprint of Is There a Santa Claus? recalls Francis P Church and the 1897 Virginia O’Hanlon letter. Edward P Mitchell notes Church’s long Sun tenure and describes his humane, witty style. The piece pairs with a warning on government–business ties as SARNOFF urges monopoly and collaboration with Hoover’s drive.
A collage of odd vignettes and social notes from school plays to city life. Includes lines about reading Huckleberry Finn, hockey, a factory fire headline, river steamboat pilot, and various pop culture curiosities with brief author commentary and literary notices.
The fragment reprints the Virginia O'Hanlon letter to The Sun and the editor's famed reply, published originally September 21, 1897 and authenticated April 12, 1906. It asserts Santa Claus exists, praising faith, imagination, and childhood joy as enduring truths.
Tennis star Helen Wills condemns her omission from the San Francisco social register saying it changes nothing about her game. She argues that social exclusives do not affect performance and notes education yields strong career rewards across levels, stressing that merit remains central to success.
West Virginia editors defend Senator Guy D Goff amid charges he dodged the Vare seating vote by illness while Senator Hatfield backed seating Ware. Republican papers say Goff would have opposed Vare if present, while Bleeding Hatfield is praised for his stance as others cite West Virginia political tensions and calls for accountability amid corruption debates.
A compact overview of 1929 era remarks includes Arthur Brisbane's syndicated opinions, Japanese envoy moves toward the London naval conference, and British handling of Russian relations. Also noted are bootlegging hijackings, Chucuanaques survivals, Mexican labor, Wall Street tremors, and aviation hopes amid fogs and flood of commentary on global affairs and culture.
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